.news_item
{
  margin-left:6px;
  padding:0px;
  float:left;
  width:170px;
  padding-bottom:5px;
  margin-top:6px;
  /*line-height:1em;*/
}

.first_news_item
{ 
  margin-top:0px;
}

.news_item .title
{
  font-size:1.0em;
}

.news_item .date
{
  margin-left:8px;
  margin-top:5px;
  margin-bottom:3px;
  font-size:.9em;
}

.news_item .publication
{
  font-style: italic;
  font-size:.9em;
} 

.news_item .date a
{
  color:#1a6ea3;
}